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This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...

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(Eleanor Roosevelt in school portrait. Date, 1898, via Creative Commons)   Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (known as Eleanor), one of the most inspiring women in the...

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